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Guildhall vs Warren vs Belvidere

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% rent).
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureGuildhallWarrenBelvidere
People
Population
371Lowest
5,009Highest
422
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.6±7.8Highest
10% above U.S.
38.7±7.3Lowest
about the U.S. average
40.7±6.5
5% above U.S.
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.8%±8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22%±4
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.6%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
23.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Warren and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$66,082±$6kLowest
18% below U.S.
$81,563±$18k
about the U.S. average
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$333,700±$35kHighest
about the U.S. average
$239,200±$51kLowest
28% below U.S.
Warren and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$890±$174
37% below U.S.
$1,542±$1kHighest
9% above U.S.
Belvidere and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625Highest
48% above U.S.
$4,530
45% above U.S.
$3,908Lowest
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
29.7%±18.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±53.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
64.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
33 min
25% above U.S.
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±7.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Belvidere and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #165 of 282 in MA —
School district — Quaboag Regional —
High school in town — Quaboag Regional High —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.0
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.